Michigan Capitol Confidential

Michigan Dem ignores COVID recommendations to cast vote

For second time in as many months, a House Democrat decides that voting outweighs the CDC’s 5-day quarantine policy, which the House observes for staffers Read more

Whitmer seeks ongoing $500M per year for corporate welfare fund

Budget director: SOAR incentive fund would be filled from corporate income tax collections above $1.3 billion Read more

Michigan had 18K electric vehicles in 2021; will it reach 2M by 2030?

Whitmer seeks $113M for charging equipment and subsidies Read more

Michigan’s 2024 budget will spend all but 3% of state’s $9B surplus

Whitmer has requested a record $79B budget for 2023-24 Read more

How does your Michigan rep spend their time in Congress? Here’s how to find out

A quick user’s guide to Congress.gov and how to keep an eye on the people who represent you in Washington Read more

How Whitmer could grant Michigan financial relief

No need to cut a $180 check when closing the books on fiscal year 2022 would bring an automatic tax cut Read more

Update your memes: Michigan Democrats have embraced corporate welfare

Progress Michigan meme misses the reality in 2023: In Democrat-run Lansing, corporate welfare is as popular as ever Read more

The IRS’s next target: Tips from waiting tables

Tipped wages are the next target for the tax man Read more

Coal plants were 4 of Michigan’s 10 top energy producers in 2021

45% of DTE’s energy comes from coal now, but it will be zeroed out by 2036, according to utility’s plan Read more

FTX asks Stabenow to return donations

FTX specifically mentions Stabenow’s strategy of donating the funds. Charities receiving donations could be targeted for recovery. Read more

Under Democratic rule, Lansing is headed back in time

New legislative majority wants to play policy ping pong, not build the future Read more

Michigan’s coming energy crisis will be man-made

Michigan’s energy transition is a bait-and-switch move away from reliable energy Read more

Biden: Let them eat Hummers

Biden’s Hummer tweet, while supportive of the American auto industry, is inaccurate and unrealistic Read more

Senate Republicans can stop Whitmer’s attempts to trade income tax cut for corporate welfare

Whitmer’s great switcheroo must work on a tight timeline. Will Senate Republicans preserve a tax cut for their voters? Read more

In Lansing and Washington, lawmakers move past COVID concern

A COVID-positive lawmaker votes in Lansing, as the U.S. House votes to terminate COVID emergency in Washington Read more

In Escanaba, $200M for a paper mill, but no new jobs required

The paper mill does not have to create new jobs, only to retain its 1,200-person headcount as of October 2022 Read more

Elon Musk, Ram admit: With green energy, there’s always a catch

Nuclear energy is needed to make wind and solar go, Musk says, while internal combustion engines provide the “range extender” for a Ram EV truck Read more

8 Republicans voted for Lansing’s $946M spending spree

4 House Republicans and 4 Senate Republicans crossed party lines to help Democrats pass spending bill Read more

How Michigan reps in Congress voted on ending COVID-19 emergency

The week Biden announces the May end of COVID emergency, House passes two bills calling for its immediate termination Read more

Student loan relief in Michigan could cost taxpayers $11 billion

Some 566,000 people sought student loan relief in Michigan. The U.S. Supreme Court will eventually decide if the program is constitutional. Lower courts have said no. Read more